Liti: Pics and Stories

Providence Place Mall

Cole's Hill

Merrill's Wharf

Located along the New Bedford waterfront, Merrill's Wharf was built in the 19th century with the surrounding district notable as the only portion of New Bedford's waterfront that has remained unchanged since the city's whaling days. The wharf named after Captain Edward Merrill who purchased the property in 1837 and would oversee the entire construction of his wharf personally. This project, which included the wharf itself and a 3½ story stone building known as Merrill's Block that was 45 feet wide and 100 feet long, began in 1844 and was completed in 1847. The first whaling ship to berth at Merrill’s Wharf was Roman 2nd, arriving on 28 July 1847. The whole project proved financially successful and remained in the Merrill family until 1905. The 1922 silent movie "Down to the Sea in Ships" (directed by Elmer Clifton) was filmed on location in New Bedford, with scenes at Merrill's Wharf with the opening credits giving special commendation to the cameramen who tooks great risks filming the footage at sea. This movie is also notable as the breakout role for the future "It Girl" Clara Bow as Dot Morgan, 16-year old granddaughter of Charles W. Morgan. Later in the 1920s the wharf and surrounding propery was acquired by F.A. Homer and became known as Homer’s Wharf.

Fire Museum

Bourne Counting House

Octagon House, The

Rural Cemetery

The story of Rural Cemetery for me is the story of how I went to visit the grave of a young lady named Miriam Bartlett, born on the 19th of December in the year 1860. Although not personally related to her, she inspired a search and a journey to the nineteenth century whaling city of New Bedford, Massachusetts, where I explored the streets of a historic city that has not been spoiled by glitz and tourist traps.

Eagle Square

Belle Isle

Belle Isle has been known by many names over the past three hundred years. To the Indians it was called Wah-nah-be-zee (White Swan) and to the French it was Isle St. Claire although there were those who referred to it as Ile de Cochons (Island of the Hogs) because early settlers brought wild pigs to the island.

The ownerhip of the island exchanged hands several times before it was sold to to the City of Detroit in 1879. In 1889 a bridge was built that connected Belle Isle to the mainland. This bridge was destroyed by fire in 1915 and was replace with a temporary bridge until when the present 2,193 foot bridge was completed.

Belle Isle was officially named by the Detroit Common Council in 1883, and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted was hired to plan the island's development.

In 1973 the nonprofit group "Friends of Belle Isle " was formed and to this day promotes the preservation of both the natural and historic features of the park.

2nd Battalion Headquarters (Union Avenue Fire Station)